Fuerzas Armadas de Cuba En El Exilio (FACE)
Armed Forces of Cuba in Exile
[REF: Cuban Counter Revolutionary Handbook 10 October 1962 by the CIA.
FBI HQ file number 109-584-3387; NARA RIF Number 124-10279-10032]
[NOTE: The copies were very hard to transcribe because of
poor photo reproduction. At points where the words were unreadable,
three dots
(...) were inserted to indicate a missing word or words. Words in
brackets are not contained in the original. FURTHER NOTE: Please
consider the date,
10 Oct. 1962, when evaluating the organizations.]
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COUNTER REVOLUTIONARY HANDBOOK
PART II: SECONDARY ORGANIZATIONS
I. IDENTIFYING DATA:
Common Title: F. A. C. E.
Title: Fuerzas Armadas de Cuba En El Exilio
Armed Forces of Cuba in Exile
Political: Military orientation with possible Batista
flavor. Anti-Communist; favor the Cuban Constitution of 1940;
publicly deny alignment with any exile group or leader, but at disposal
of any government approved by the Cuban people and recognized by the
American democracies. Includes military officers of Batista
regime, who though not loyal to Batista, might support another rightist
regime.
Leading Personalities: Dr. Ruben de LEON Garcia, Coordinator,
former Defense Minister under PRIO, worked in underground against both
Batista and Castro; General Martin DIAZ Tamayo, Mil. Coord.; Maj. Jorge
GUTIERREZ, delegate in Washington, D. C.; Gen. Jorge GARCIA Tunon;
Col.. Daniel G. MARTINEZ Mora; Col. Jose D. FERRER Guerra; Cdte.
Juan M. BATISTA Tamayo; Cdte. Jose M. CASTILLO H.; Cdte. Tulio FIGAROLA
Infante; Cdo. Nicolas CARTAYA Gomez; Cdo Joaquin Varela Canosa; Capt.
Luis MORALES Patino; Sgt. Jose R. PEREZ, representative in Tampa.
II. HISTORY
April 1962 sought aid in Washington for sabotage plans. May 1962
offered support "Commando 100 (ICCC) if latter would join FACE;
July 1962,Gen. DIAZ Tamayo alleged to have stated the U. S.
Government would entrust FACE with maintaining public order if a
liberated Cuba; A. L. C. claims ACE is a "related" organization, but as
of July 1962 no formal affiliation had taken place; April 1962 DIAZ
Tamayo and Garcia Tunon attended meeting to discuss formation of
GARCERAN government in exile.
II. CURRENT STATUS
Claim plans for sabotage commando operations; claim to have delegates
in Latin American countries; DE LEON claims …contacts to which he
reported in August 1962 when he was contacted by Col... concerning
plans for the formation of Cuban Military forces in Latin America…
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